The two banes of the team’s existence showed up Friday night
There have been two ways that the Phillies have typically lost in the Joe Girardi regime. Either the bullpen blows a lead late in the game or shoddy defense costs them crucial runs. This is the way. On Friday night, it was the leather that let the team down, leading to a Giants opening game victory.
It started off well. Odubel Herrera took a curveball from Giants starter Johnny Cueto and drilled...